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a burly delivery man brought the furniture
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So, a lumber sport competition may bring to mind big, burly Paul Bunyan types with facial hair and flannel shirts.
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Maayan Silver, NPR, 25 July 2025
An Amorim goalkeeper is typically a burly shot-stopper who has a reasonable-to-good command of his six-yard box.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The Trax Sport’s slightly burlier cousin, the Trax SUV, is also primed for city life.
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The burly 22-year-old just needed something to go right.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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Maayan Silver, NPR, 25 July 2025
An Amorim goalkeeper is typically a burly shot-stopper who has a reasonable-to-good command of his six-yard box.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 24 July 2025
The Trax Sport’s slightly burlier cousin, the Trax SUV, is also primed for city life.
—Eli Bernstein, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
The burly 22-year-old just needed something to go right.
—Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
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“Burly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burly. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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burly
adjective
bur·ly
ˈbər-lē 
burlier; burliest
: strongly and heavily built
a burly man
burliness
noun
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